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Gouverneur Morris

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1752 - 1816

Nationality:
American

Historical Period:
The 18th Century

Morris was a lawyer and diplomat during the American Revolution and early years of the Republic. He was supporter of a strong, centralised government which would be dominated by those well-born. He served as Minster to France 1792-94 and the diaries he kept of this period are a useful historical record of the time.